Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 539
State of Kuwait · Penal Law · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The crime of kidnapping falls outside the crimes exhaustively enumerated in Article 240 of the Criminal Procedure and Trials Law. The female victim's waiver thereof. Has no effect. Sixth: Kidnapping a minor:
Arabic original
خروج جريمة الخطف عن الجرائم الواردة على سبيل الحصر بالمادة ٢٤٠ ق الإجراءات والمحاكمات الجزائية. تنازل المجني عليها عنها. لا أثر له. سادساً: خطف الصغير:Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٣٩١/٢٠٠٥ جزائي جلسة ١٤/٢/٢٠٠٦ القسم الخامس المجلد الثالث عشر ص٥١٢)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 143. PDF pages: 140.
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